LA Public Library’s Top Ten: May 2025

Lists are courtesy Los Angeles Public Library,
Central library downtown and 72 branches combined.

Here are the top 10 books, CDs and DVDs loaned by the Los Angeles Public Library:

Top 10 Books

    1. The Waiting, Michael Connelly
    2. The Big Empty, Robert Crais
    3. Bonded in Death, J.D. Robb
    4. Atomic Habits, James Clear
    5. The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt
    6. Cher: The Memoir Part One, Cher
    7. Orbital, Samantha Harvey
    8. Source Code: My Beginnings, Bill Gates
    9. Be Ready When the Luck Happens, Ina Garten
    10. The Rent Collectors, Jesse Katz

Top 10 DVDs

    1. Wicked
    2. Venom: The Last Dance
    3. MaXXXine
    4. The Substance
    5. The Crow
    6. Conclave
    7. Juror #2
    8. Blink Twice
    9. Saturday Night
    10. The Apprentice

Top 10 E-Books

    1. Funny Story, Emily Henry
    2. The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
    3. Onyx Storm, Rebecca Yarros
    4. The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel,
      ReShonda Tate
    5. Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros
    6. The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins
    7. Iron Flame, Rebecca Yarros
    8. The God of the Woods: A Novel, Liz Moore
    9. The Wedding People: A Novel, Alison Espach
    10. The Women: A Novel, Kristin Hannah

Top 10 Songs

      1. “Relationships,” HAIM
      2. “Echoes – Part 1 – Edit (Live at Pompeii – MCMLXXII – 2025 Mix),” Pink Floyd
      3. “Smoke the Pain Away,” Calvin Harris
      4. “Emergence,” Sleep Token
      5. “Don’t Put It All on Me,” Noah Cyrus and Fleet Foxes
      6. “Handlebars,” Jennie and Dua Lipa
      7. “Bad Romance,” Lady Gaga
      8. “Too Much,” Dove Cameron
      9. “Relationships,” HAIM
      10. “ExtraL,” Jennie and Doechii
MEMBER DEAL

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR